Rebi Balonmano Cuenca is a team of

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

based in Cuenca, Spain. It plays in

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History

Balonmano Ciudad Encantada was established in 1989 when acquired the TNT Uniexpress's seat, a team from

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, relocating the team to Cuenca and renaming it as ''Madrid-Cuenca''. Since then, the team has undergone several name changes. Since 2008, they have been playing continuously in the first division,

. The team finished fifth in 2018 and qualified for a European cup, the

EHF Cup The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previo ...

, for the first time. The team reached the final of the

Copa del Rey The , commonly known as , or (in English) the Spanish Cup or King's Cup, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–1936) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–1976), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanis ...

in 2019 and the final of the

Supercopa ASOBAL The Supercopa ASOBAL or the Supercopa de España de Balonmano was an annual cup competition for Spanish handball teams. It was organised by the Liga ASOBAL. It was first played for in 1985 and was disputed between the Liga ASOBAL champions and the ...

in 2020.

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Kit manufacturers

Kits

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2022–23 season''

Technical staff

* Head coach: Lidio Jiménez Carrascosa * Assistant coach: Juan Manuel Doldán

Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2022–23 season'' ;Joining * Henrique Teixeira (CB) from

CSM București Clubul Sportiv Municipal București, commonly known as CSM București is a Romanian professional multi-sports club based in Bucharest. Departments Active branches: *Athletics *Basketball *Dancesport *Handball *Judo *Scrabble *Volleyball Defunct ...

* Daniel Neves (LB) from BM Cisne * Fraj Ben Tekaya (GK) from AS Téboulba * Juan José Fernández (LB) from Istres Provence Handball * Diego Vera Chaves (LP) from CB Burgos ;Leaving * Davide Bulzamini (LB) to

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* Martín Ariel Doldan (LP) to CB Eón Alicante * Thiago Ponciano (LB) to

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* Samuel Ibáñez (GK) to BM Benidorm *

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(LW) to

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Previous squads

Season by season

EHF ranking

Former club members

Notable former players

* David Balaguer (2014-2015) * Rubén Marchán (2012-2015) * Ángel Montoro (2018–2019) * David Rodríguez Carvajal (2008–2010) * Pedro Rodríguez Álvarez (2008–2011) *

Santiago Baronetto Santiago Baronetto (born 27 October 1992) is an Argentine handball player for BM Ciudad Encantada and the Argentine national team. He represented Argentina at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship The 2019 IHF World Men's Handball Cham ...

(2018–2020) * Martín Ariel Doldan (2016–2022) *

Federico Gastón Fernández Federico Gastón Fernández (born 17 October 1989) is an Argentine handball player for San Fernando Handball and the Argentina men's national handball team. He represented Argentina at the 2012 London Summer Olympics and the 2015 World Men's ...

(2011–2013) *

Juan Pablo Fernández Juan Pablo Fernández (born 30 September 1988) is an Argentine handball player for San Fernando Handball and the Argentina men's national handball team. He defended Argentina at the 2015 World Men's Handball Championship in Qatar. His brother, ...

(2012–2013) * Leonel Maciel (2017–2021) *

Lucas Moscariello Lucas Dario Moscariello (born 19 February 1992) is an Argentine handball player for BM Benidorm and the Argentine national team. He participated at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship. References External links * * * Lucas Moscari ...

(2018–2021) * Federico Pizarro (2020–) * Ignacio Pizarro (2022–) * Pablo Simonet (2011–2013, 2020–) *

Pablo Vainstein Pablo Vainstein (born 18 July 1989) is an Argentine handball player for Ciudad Encantada and the Argentina men's national handball team. He played for Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern ...

(2015-2021) * Agustín Vidal (2012–2013, 2014–2015, 2016–2017) * Leonardo Dutra (2017–2020) * Thiago Ponciano (2015–2022) *

Alexandro Pozzer Alexandro Pozzer (born 21 December 1988) is a Brazilian handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players ...

(2021–) * Henrique Teixeira (2022–) * Leonardo Terçariol (2015-2017) *

Krešimir Ivanković Krešimir Ivanković (born 13 September 1977) is a Croatian handball player. He currently plays at RK Medvečak in the * Croatian Premier League. Ivanković is the brother of Vedran Zrnić. Honours ;Badel 1862 Zagreb * Croatian First A Leagu ...

(2010–2011) * Rafael Capote (2009–2011) * Guillermo Corzo (2011–2013) * Jorge Pabán (2009–2012) * Bálint Fekete (2019–2020) * Davide Bulzamini (2020–2022) * Vladan Lipovina (2013–2014) * Vuk Milošević (2013–2014) *

Dawid Nilsson Dawid Nilsson (born 31 August 1977) is a retired Polish handball player and current coach of SPR Stal Mielec, Stal Mielec. References

1977 births Living people People from Sławno Polish male handball players Polish expatriate sportspeop ...

(2008–2010) * Serhiy Bebeshko (1992–1993) *

Dobrivoje Marković Dobrivoje Marković (; born 22 April 1986) is a Serbian handball player for Hercegovac Gajdobra. Club career After starting out at Jugović, Marković moved to Spain and joined Cuenca in 2008. He also played abroad for Vardar and Zagreb, winni ...

(2008–2011) * Vladimir Petrić (2008–2009) * Richard Kappelin (2010–2012)

Former coaches

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ciudad Encantada Handball clubs in Spain Sports clubs and teams in Castilla–La Mancha Liga ASOBAL teams Handball clubs established in 1989 Sport in Cuenca, Spain 1989 establishments in Spain